The Washington critic., 1887-08-17
PRICE TWO CENrS.
pENNsYLVANIA REPUBLICs.
Nominations Made This Morning Tor
state ONCE.

state ONCE.
lIAm1suURG, PA, Aug. 11-The
Republican State Convention was dc.
void Of much interest, as the nomina.
tons were practically maIc last even.
ing II was evident to Colonel Thomas
j. Grimeson the principal competitor
Of William b. Hart since Monday. that
he had no chance Of success, and this
morning realizing that he could not
command more than forty or 0fty votes,
withdrew as candidate. Representa-.
tive Brace Of Warren County had pre-.
viously dropped out Of the race on ac.
count Of his meagrc support.
The convention was very slimly at-
tended, the eOl delegates constituting
more than half of those in the opera
house. No political body has ever
convened here with so little friction,
the delegates uncOmplalningly submit
ting 10 the programme of the leaders
who framed the platform and arranged
the details of the convention. There
was a notable absence of prominent
Republican politicians.
After the calling Of the roll, showing
a numhcr of delegates absent, Walter
Lyon of Allegheny was elected tempo.
lmy chairman on motion of Chris.
Mngce. Mr.. Lyon made brief speech.
| IN which he ut.cd upon the convention
the importance of the campaign Of this
| year because Of the effect II will have
on the struggle for the Presidency next
year. lie trusted the platform would
have no uncertain sound on the great
issues of the day.
The usual committees were an.
pointcd-one delegate from each Sent.
torlal district-on permanent organi-
zalion and platform No committee
ON credentials was appointed as there
Were no contests.
Adiutunt General HASTINGS WAS
| elected permanent chairman Of the con.
vcntion, In his address he predicted
that after the nominations the Repub.
| licans would advance 10 the sxirmish
line of the great battle of lssS, and No.
vember's victory would notify other
States that Pennsylvania was not salts.
fled with the present National Adminis.
tratiOn.
Five years ago" said he. "thc
Democratic party, by fOrtuituus cirCum.
stances and against the true intent and
honest desire Of the sOvetoirns of the
Commonwealth, came into power in
Pennsylvania. Inst fail the Republl.
can party came home again by the
largest majority ever given guLerna-
toral candidate. In 1854. by u system
oi shameless fraud, thirty clrht cleo
lorai votes from Southern States were
counted for q man who was never
entitled 10 them, and the product of
lhai fraud was the restoration of the
Democratic party TO power for the first
time since 1t sought by armed rebel.
lion, to strike from the heaven
the flag Of the whole Nation.
predict that next year the
people of the whole country, following
the lead of Pennsylvania, will right
the wrong, and that the old party will
come home again to stay, and that tue
voice of the majority will again be re.
spected as the sovereign law of the
land"
HARD oS THE PRESIDENT.
| Continuing his criticism of Cleve.
land, Hastings said
The supporters of Cleveland have not
forgotten his panderings to a disl oval
sentiment TO secure the votes of solid
south in the election of next year.
They have not forgotten the arrogant
language Of his vetocs of almost every
pension bill presented TO him.
con last Memorial Day, where was
the President of the United States I?
lie had gone fishing aud nobody was
enough interested in him to care
whether he caught any fish or not.
There was a latent, dcep.seated. N.
trioiic sentiment throughout the clin.
try, that developed and grew into A
storm Of indignation, its thunlcrs re.
| 'a'hcraltng from one end Of the land
to the other.
1T was heard at Washington anil
rowardly hands qutled before it., and
thc trophies captured in honorable war
fare remain uutisturbcd.
"Penusylyania has no use for such a
| President. =
"Pcnusylvuuia will see TO it that
her part will be done toward placing
the battle flags in other and safer hands
than Grover Cleveland.
After Hastings speech. Senator
Thompson Of Dauphin named W. Il.
Hart of Harrisburg as candidate for
state Treasurer. Hart was elected by
accAmation, Representative Robinson
of Delaware having withdrawn the
name of Thomas T. Grimes.
Henry w. Williams of Tlora and
James T, Mitchell of Philadelphia were
placed In nomination for Supreme
Court Judge, The vote was: Will
iams, l4s; Mitchell, 30. The nomina-
ton of Williams was made unanimous.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported platform of principles which
was adopted
Tbon as V. Coorer was re elected
Stale Chairman, uitur winch the con.
| yCnli0u adjourned sine die.
Acw yOr, I.uBor Convention.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 1.-THE morning
trains from all directions brought del
remcs to the United Labor Convention.
| The arrivals up too a, m. were not as
| urgr as had been expected, less than
one hundred coming from New York
ana Kings County, The Sn,e ENeCu,
| 1--we Committee held meeting 70. Z
u.tlncEnnd received the credentials of
shout .. delegate and ultCrna,cs The
"ciW size guutrstin delegations from
Nuw York were giyyn tickets of al,
mission Co. 'Le hall with the Others. At
ION m 'hv committee wont iuro cNeC-
Wyr sr-stnu oug b.-ll '0 prepare the
I.}0. Uuuu'u. iur the r00igIl whcn
ra.,.uycwiou organizes OF r. o'clock,
su t,swtI. 20 Henry George.
\lH loMl, AUG. 17-Iawrouce Grou,
"id, llc socialist leader, has issued pam
.nI.t fur distribution at the Syracuse Labor
DulyutiuI. uuuIlti Socialism vs. Tan
.anm, an Auawer TO Henry George.n II
.uulsu, 'hJty four closely printed pages